The Most Expensive Flops

Flip-flops, cheap and cheerful summer wardrobe staples, usually less expensive at $ 20. What could be so special about this couple, then, what defines a shopper back to a smooth $ 18,000? Made by Chipkos, 'the world' s most expensive flip-flop "feature hand-painted art-known Los Angeles artist, David Palmer. But the rest seem pretty normal.

It "s what comes with the obstacles that really pushes the price up, if Chipko runs on the principles of sustainability and has 100 square feet of tropical forest at risk for each pair of $ 58 -. -. Usually Sold by buying a couple $ 18 000, undertake to adopt Chipko 100,000 square feet of rainforest "for the protection and preservation of land resources, species and natural."

Beach shoes, made of raffia, recycled rubber and EVA, also come with a private meet and greet with the artist, known for its bright, abstract works. Then there are "two nights at the luxurious Hotel and ecological Montage Beverly Hills" to consider - the hotel has received several plush green credits for sustainable building design.

The buyer will also receive a one-of-a-kind hand-painted illustrations of Mr. Palmer, a mahogany and glass display case, certificate of authenticity, and let "s not forget the bag Chipko - of course, green.

Art curator and curator, Peter Frank, the artist says: "... as Rosenquist, Lichtenstein, and others over the past half century, who painted a racket and the society of visual consumption, Palmer seems to be not so much a love-hate with the attack on the modern condition and fear of the immensity of its depth the presence of consciousness. "

Racket visual or not, can be up to the buyer to decide the world 's most expensive flip-flops are to comment on contemporary consumerism Oh, and all potentially interested in art, the wearer a word of caution. $ 18,000 doesn 't give you a choice of shoes. "Unique" sandals are available only for the size of the men 's 09/08